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  2. Roman numerals - Wikipedia

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    The Roman numerals, in particular, are directly derived from the Etruscan number symbols: 𐌠 , 𐌡 , 𐌢 , 𐌣 , and 𐌟 for 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 (they had more symbols for larger numbers, but it is unknown which symbol represents which number). As in the basic Roman system, the Etruscans wrote the symbols that added to the desired ...

  3. Roman calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Roman calendar was the calendar used by the Roman Kingdom and Roman Republic. Although the term is primarily used for Rome's pre-Julian calendars, it is often used inclusively of the Julian calendar established by the reforms of the Dictator Julius Caesar and Emperor Augustus in the late 1st century BC.

  4. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers - Wikipedia

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    For numbers, dates, ... Dates for Roman history before 45 ... Provide a conversion to Western numbers for the first instance of each quantity ...

  5. Adoption of the Gregorian calendar - Wikipedia

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    The date of change was 1 March 1923, As a consequence, Wednesday 15 February 1923 in the Greek calendar was followed by Thursday 1 March 1923. [ 11 ] [ 20 ] The decree expressly limited the reform to lay (i.e. non-religious) matters, so the reform did not affect the dates of religious holidays.

  6. Ab urbe condita - Wikipedia

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    Approximate birth date of Jesus, approximated by Dionysius Exiguus in AD 525 (AUC 1278) 1000: AD 247: 1,000th Anniversary of the City of Rome 1037: AD 284: Diocletian became Roman emperor, starting the Dominate: 1229: AD 476: Fall of the Western Roman Empire to the armies of Odoacer: 1246: AD 493: Establishment of the Ostrogothic Kingdom: 1306 ...

  7. Old Style and New Style dates - Wikipedia

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    The decree required that the Julian date was to be written in parentheses after the Gregorian date, until 1 July 1918. [ 19 ] It is common in English-language publications to use the familiar Old Style and/or New Style terms to discuss events and personalities in other countries, especially with reference to the Russian Empire and the very ...

  8. Conversion between Julian and Gregorian calendars - Wikipedia

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    No guidance is provided about conversion of dates before March 5, -500, or after February 29, 2100 (both being Julian dates). For unlisted dates, find the date in the table closest to, but earlier than, the date to be converted. Be sure to use the correct column. If converting from Julian to Gregorian, add the

  9. Gregorian calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. [1] [a] It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull Inter gravissimas issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar.